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Rwanda National Police (RNP) officers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), alongside Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) troops, provided medical care to 946 people during a two-day outreach in Juba, South Sudan, which concluded on Thursday, October 15.
The outreach was conducted at Luri Rwoke Primary Health Unit in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH) and officials from the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Health.
The services included medical consultations and treatment, dental care, antenatal services, eye care and public health education on Ebola prevention. The beneficiaries comprised 337 males and 609 females.
The Director General of Health in the Central Equatoria State Ministry of Health, Dr James Wani Tom, commended the Rwandan police and military contingents for their contribution to community healthcare.
“We appreciate your efforts to provide medical services to the communities you are responsible for protecting. Your contribution to improving healthcare is recognised, and we thank your country for establishing this programme to provide medical services to the people,” he said.
The RWAFPU 3 Contingent Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dativa Iribagiza, thanked the Ministry of Health and local authorities for supporting the outreach and mobilising residents to attend.
She encouraged residents to continue using available medical services and assured them of continued healthcare support.
The outreach reflects RNP’s contribution to community well-being in South Sudan through healthcare services and public health education alongside its peacekeeping responsibilities.
